Part of the School of Pharmacy, the center operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and has a nearly 55-year record of excellence and impact in poison prevention, education, and emergency response.

Observed March 15-21, National Poison Prevention Week raises awareness of the dangers of poisonings and promotes steps that everyone can take to prevent them.

A new national report highlights the role Poison Centers play in reducing emergency room use, shortening hospital stays, decreasing mortality risk, enhancing public health surveillance, and improving patient outcomes.

Expansion will enhance public health and communication across Maryland and District of Columbia.

Observed March 16-22, National Poison Prevention Week helps raise awareness about the dangers of poisonings and promotes steps that everyone can take to prevent them.

Larry Gonzales, general associate-senior IT specialist at the Maryland Poison Center, passed away unexpectedly on June 24.

Observed March 17-23, National Poison Prevention Week helps raise awareness about the dangers of poisonings and promotes steps that everyone can take to prevent them.

Anderson led the MPC since 1993.

Leading pharmacologist served as dean from 1968 to 1989.

NPPW will be March 19-25.

From gasoline ingestions, to anthrax, to laundry packets, help has been a call away for five decades.

The School received donations from more than 320 faculty, staff, students, alumni, residents, and friends.